Soda fountain



'March 22 1927. H. J. MCCUE som FOUNTAIN Filed March 25. 1921 4Sheets-Sheet l @woe/14126@ SNN March 22 1927.

H. J. MCCUE SODA FOUNTAIN Filed March 25. 1921 4 Sheets--Shee'J 2 March22 1927.

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H. J. MCCUE soDA FOUNTAIN v Filed March 25. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 WWWPatented Mai'. 22, 192.7.

HARRY J. MCCUE, OF CLEVELA PATENT OFFICE.

ND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE H. J'. MCCUE COMPANY, A

CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

SODA FOUNTAIN.

.application filed March 25, 1921. Serial No. 455,379.

The present invention relating, as indicated, to soda fountains, isparticularly directed to certain improvements in the construction of asoda fountain casing or cabi- 5 net and to certain improvements 'in thearrangement of the apparatus and contents therein.

As heretofore constructed, soda fountain installations have been builtin place or assembled place of use, and have at some point convenient tothe been made of separate parts fastened together and guarded againstleakage cementing orV r more, a plurality of by various expediente, suchas filling the ]oiiits. Furtherdrain connections have been used and thecooling effect of the drain water and brine has not of. Likewise, eralcompartments most effective manner been fully availed the arrangement ofthe sevhas not been made in the to secure a maximum cooling effectthroughout the apparatus.

Among the objects of my invention are the provision of a constructionobviating the disadvantages incident to the practice above noted,simplifying the installation of a soda fountain apparatus use, and

ing many novel features at the place of supplying a constructionembodyfor the most effective carrying out of its proper functions. Tothis endy I provide an integral monolithic casing having insulated wallsparticularly arranged with respect to divisions of the casing,

the sev-eral suband provide for a circulation of the brine and drainagewater so as to secure a maximum of cooling effect from the minimumamount of refrigerating mixture,

and in place of a plurality of drainage connections provide a singledrainage outlet with adequate facilities for keeping all the parts freeof obstruction and in pei'- fectly sanitary condition. plishment of thethe said invention,

means h ticularly To the accomforegoing and related ends, then, consistsof the ereinafter fully described and parpointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth tureembodying the invention, means constituting,

various principle of the invention may In sai Fig. 1 cabinet iii detailcertain strucsucli disclosed however, but one of in which the be used.

mechanical forms d annexed drawing is a front elevation of my improvedFig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Vcounter or top 5 on the line 7-7 in Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a front elevationof the series of syrup containers;

Fig.. 9 is a bottom plan view of the same; and Fig. 10 is a section onthe line 10-10 in Fig. 8, through one of such containers.

Referring nowV to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved fountain consists of acentral casing or cabinet 1, mounted upon adjustable supports or legs 2preferably telescopic screwthreaded sections as shown and provided oneither side with the usual dra-in boards 3 and t which have the drainconnections 6 and 7. Extending partially over the central cabinet 1 andthe drain boards 3'and 4:, is a of the usual type. Mounted upon thiscounter at substantially the center are a series of draft arms 8, 9, 10,11 and 12.

The centrally disposed casing or cabinet 1 is provided with a numberA ofcompartments which are shown in Figs. 3 and 7 and consist of thecompartments 13 and 14, in which are usually carried the cans for icecream and a central compartment 15 which is provided with a bottomportion of somewhat decreased area 16, in which there may be heldbottles of various beverages, this compartment being provided with meansfor cooling it from the two adjacent compartments 13 and 14. Beforedescribing the arrangement of the various parts of the lapparatus, theconstruction of this central cabinet or casing will be taken up.`

As at present constructed, soda fountains or that portion of theyfountainwhich includes the central box-like cabinet are extremelyexpensive, not only to build but to assemble in a store. One of theprincipal objects of the invention, as has been stated, is the provisionof a cabinet or casing for this purpose which may be constructed in asimple and inexpensive manner. I therefore construct my casing for thispurpose of a single piece of concrete. The bottom walls and intermediatepartitions may be formed integral with each other and iii a singlemonolithic structure. Suitable reinforcing elements may be employed oran embedded steel frame may be used. The construction of this cabinet isbest shown in 7 is a longitudinal section.

V Upon the upper surface oit the bottoni "25 Figsp, 5,'6'and 7. In"Figfythe/'end walls 18 and 19, and the intermediate partition Walls 2()and 21,213 Well asY the front and rea-r Walls 22 andQl, the lengthwisepar-tition Wall 24, and the bottom 25, are formed of concrete and areconstructed integral with each other. rlhe rear Wall 23 and the centralportion of the Wall 24, l preferably make of greater height than theremaining lWalls for, aepurpose to be later disclosed.

n Aroel; there is Aa relatively thick layer Vc28 of cfo'rk, which is, intnrn, covered by 'a layer 2`9of sheet metal, preferablyor" copper. The"end Walls, together With the `frdntfand back Wdllgconsist of aflayer 30of cori; niotnit'cd againstftlieinner fece of these Walls covered,inlturn, by iirstaflay'eil'lof sheet rock and a second layer 326i cork,and then'a surface layer 33 'of inetal. The ltransverse 'partition"ivalls eonsist of ,acenti'al layer 35 of v4concrete, 'uponne side of`Whi'clr'is i'mounted a Cil ' shofwn such a. layer@ in Figs.

' contain ice creano, and xbl'ken 'ice usna with a, inlxture'of coarsesalt'in'ay be packed sheet Inetal,vvhile on the other'side of -theconcrete partition'irall there Vis mounted ^nixrely a layer 1$38 foi'ysheet metal.

This lconcretefmonolithic 'cabinet In'ay be Ina-de at relatively lsmallexpense and when built up of the successive layers o'fithe materialdescribed labove, is ane'xtrel'nely good insulator and requi'res no'assembly after it is ,brought to y thestore vvher'e it is to *beinstalled. t Will be understood, `of I`course, that yany 'desired:surface in'ateri'ah such 'as rnarble,oiq thelike, may be mountedagainst the outerstir'face ofthe conerete, and sIhave y r 5 and6,"toge'ther with drop iboards' 4l of the saine niatiial toV cve'rtthe'legs '2 from the f'rontof t th'elfount'ain. The ttvocolnpartrnents A13-and lllf'are designed tohold cans 4:5 which -Wlill 1y "around these1cans to maintain lthe er'eain in 'frozen condition. Conduite l47 areprovided pprximfaeiy 'Centrally/@rehab .df the 'side Walls df the'compartments 13 jand 11i.

line Water Vdrain ing iioin'these two' conip'artments is a. very coldbrinea'n'd isperinitted ltodrain throuhtthosaid oondiitst into a chamber46, formedaround the inner yWalls of the fcham'h'er l5, after ithe brinehas Vreachedfthe level ofthe said connecting Conduits. This chamber hasside 'arms v`'and is ofna'rro'yv 'i'v'idth and approximately half'theheight' of the 'chamber l5. Its upper 'portion is 'provided with loose@over 58 and it 'has a connecting section 46"1nidivay of the side arms'tv'hioh Will serve to I-stibdi'vide'the Chamber i5 im@ 'a fre-1a anaback/compartment. Within the .front compartment botsuitable cover `57.Sliding tied beverages may be stored. The rear coin- -partin'ent of thechamber vl5 is designed to hold the carbonated Water tanks or soda-coolers 55. The upper portion of the chainber Vl5 is partially closed'by 'a series olf crushed fruit containers 56 seated labout its ysideAand back upper margins. The central portion of the chamber is thenclosed by a doors 4-8 are provided to cover suitableopenings in thebottono of this Surrounding ohainber 46 1to1' the purpose of drainingall of the brine from the 'ico cream Chambers when desired. The brineflowing around lin -the chamber 46 1maintains the chamber 4at 'atemperature which will "enable `it "to cool'earbonated Water and bottlebeverages and other contents 'of tlie'chan'iber. The brine fromtheeha'inber 46 over-Hows through the conduit .'SOin lthe partition'Wall Y24 lher into a. chamber 5l fornied at A"the back, 'that Eis, 'onthe counter side of the Vfountain. This chamber entendslongitudinally,theen- Itire length of the casing and lis 'pro-vided :atits baseivith a inain ivater drain 6l, which Ereceives l'all fthe waterused in vthe Yvarious 'appliances'upon the feabinelt. This drai`neX-tends llon'git'udin'allythe"entirelength of the 'Casin-'g and projectstlierefro'rn Yat one Vend. Itis set atan angle 'to causefliqui'dre'ceived therein to `loiv stovvard fthe projecting AendItheredf "Which, ulpon "this extension 62, is provided on its under sidewith a `connection with 'thelln'ai'nontletdrain'63 and on its upperside, diainetrieally opposite thereto, KAWith an opening 64 havin-'g 1aplate 65 clamped thfereover to perinit fof 'cleaning operations.Theiend's'of 'the i'n-ain Water dr-ain *receive the respective-l'oiive'r ends yor', 'the drains and A2' heretofore-referredto. :Beflowthe jloWerendof thef drain pipe 7, Where it'e'nters ytht'adno'reelevated end ofthe main Water drain, is provided'a cleanout plug 66.Above the inain Water drain @is fpr 'videdta partition67*extendingFlongitudin'ally 11across tlie bottom 'of 'theflongi'tud'inalohainber 51 land separating it from 'the main "Waterdrain. I Above 'the partition fis placed 1'a heavy cork Einsulation'68covered With 11neytti-llie sheeting '69. The upper 'surface bf thisinsiilated partition 47is inclined 'a't the saine angle and inthesainedireltion as Ethe main "water drain and 'near 'its loiver ondAis provided with va. brine overflow `'trap 7l ihnfvi'ng adrainag'efoi'itlet 72 cei'i'trfall-f thereoivliich is thus kept'surrounded continually with cold brine. Above the inore'elevatedfen'dot"the main Vbrine drain npo'n the upper rside of thepartitionGspa'eedtheiefromfand inclined in the reverse directionthereto,=isfpro vided va vlpartition fto Vserve I"as "a brine 'e'onveyor73 and fprovideforth'e 'circulation of the -brineidis-'charged throughthe Conduit 50 into the longitudinal "chainber'l The lower end of thebrine conveyor is spaced from in 'the rear of this chanithe end wall ofthe casing so as to permit the brine flowing thereon to drop onto theinclined main brine drain before mentioned.

Within the upper portion of the longitudinal chamber 51 adjacent therespective ends thereof are positioned a. plurality of syrup jars 52illustrated in detail in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, provided with draft armconnections S1 upon their base portions and having clean-cut plugs 82adjacent thereto. The syrup ars 52 are air tight and have a pressureconnection 53 and cooperating cut-off valve 53', held in open positionagainst the action of a closing spring 53, by an elongated valve stem53', against which the front cover plate 54, of the jar bears when inseated position.

Centrally of the longitudinal chamber 51 are provided the various draftarm connections with the several syrup ljars and soda coolers, as wellas the drain pipes 83 from the drip plate 84 beneath the draft arms 85.Directly beneath the drip plate centrally of the casing, is provided achipped ice basin 86 serving as an auxiliary cooler box comprising arectangular receptacle within the central portion of said chamber andprovided with an opening 87 and an appropriate closure 90 therefor in anupward eX- tension of the partition wall 24. This upward extension 88 ofthe said partition wall is positioned centrally of the casing and itsupper edge provides a support for the drip plate heretofore referred to.Immediately beneath the drip plate which has an inward inclination isprovided a transversepartition 89 which closes the upper end of thelongitudinal chamber 51 and supports a heavy cork layer upon its upperside.

From the preceding description, it will be obvious that an arrangementhas been provided whereby the maximum cooling effect may be obtainedfrom the cooling mixture utilized. Thus, the brine and salt packed aboutthe ice cream cans provide a high de gree of frigidity within thecompartments 13 and 14, the upper portions of which are closed by theinsulated covers 91. The brine resulting from the action of the freezingmixture is then conveyed into the co1npartment within the centralchamber and there exerts a cooling effect upon. the contents of saidchamber. From the central chamber the brine then Hows upon the specialbrine conveyors, the upper one carrying it to the extreme end of alongitudinal chamber and the lower one carrying it to the opposite endof said chamber. During its passage over the full extent of theseconveyors, all the cold producing capacity of the brine will be veryfully utilized prior to its discharge into the main water drain belowthe main brine conveyor. The positioning of the soda coolers, syrup jarsand their connectlons, are most favorable for producing the propertemperature of the liquid to be served. The arrangement of the crushedfruit containers serves the double purpose of closing a portion of thecentral receptacle, as well as favorably disposing these containers toreceive the right amount of cooling temperature.

It will thus'be noted that, through the use of my improved construction,the most effective disposition is made of the various appurtenances of asoda fountain installation, together with the most advantageous placingof. the insulating means therefor, and that a unitary structure is thusprovided which may be installed at the place of use with the leastamount of labor and be maintained in sanitary and operative conditionwithout difliculty.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of the one explained, change being madeas regards the mechanismherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my inventionz- 1. A soda fountain cabinet comprising a housing for fluid dispensingapparatus and a cold storage supply space open at its top, said cabinetbeing provided with interior partition walls, dividing the same into aplurality of chambers, and passage ways for cooling fluids connectingsaid chambers, said passage ways being spaced above the floor of suchchambers to retain predetermined amounts of said cooling fluids incontact with the walls of said compartments, said partition walls andthe other walls of said cabinet being formed integral with each other inone monolithic block.

2. A soda fountain casing comprising a monolithic structure having aplurality of integral partition walls providing compartments within saidcasing, and a heavy insulation supported upon said outer walls andfitted within floor sections of said compartments, one of saidcompartments having means adjacent its side walls for holding a coolingmedium, said means communicating with adjacent compartments.

3. A. soda fountain casing comprising a monolithic structure having'aplurality of integral partition walls providing compartments within saidcasing, a heavy insulation supported upon said outer walls and fittedwithin floor sections of said compart ments, one of said compartmentshaving means adjacent its side walls for holding a cooling medium, saidmeans communicating with adjacent compartments, and insulating meansapplied to the opposite face of each of said side walls.

4. A soda fountain casing comprising amonolithic structure having aplurality of Y Mmmm f iiitegl'afl vertical pafrtition Walls, one =oafysaid fpa'ti'tions providing a Ilongitudinal service kippafratus5compart'l'neifit, iother m. said gpm'- ptments, a Sheet rock insulationsnippoitedv Within fthe 'outer -`Walls 0f saiclwomp artments und@ copperlliningrgf oversnid insulating materia/'1. l

*6. In ksoda fountain casing-the icon'bi.- nation -O'f -un integralmQnQlitllic :Ser'ies'oif compartments, n sheet vrok vinsulation sup--poi-'ted within the puter Walls of said compartments, Jnyei's -of c oku po'neach .side of sa-.id sheet srock insulation, land L copper liningover sind insulating material.

Signed by me,

this 17th day off March, 1921.

HARRY J. VMGC/UE.

